Three new music hubs for Galway’s young people

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

From September, children and young people in Galway will have access to three new music hubs – one in Ballinasloe, one in Clifden, and Wellpark Music Hub in Galway city. The new music hubs will offer affordable weekly music lessons to ages six to 18.

Socially distanced Gaeilge

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Are you ready to take your first steps into the post Covid-19 world? Conradh na Gaeilge is offering a chance to learn through its series of autumn Irish language classes. The classes are available across a number of platforms to enable you to join Imelda May in reclaiming your language. This year’s classes are available in Áras na nGael, 45 Dominick Street, and also online via Zoom.

ISSU launches study services resource for Leaving Certificate students of 2020 sitting exams

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) has created a page of online resources to support Leaving Certificate students of 2020 who wish to sit examinations.

Book now: The Grinds Academy offering one week free trial

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The Grinds Academy is opening for its 12th year this September and is offering Junior and Leaving Cert students a one-week free trial of a subject of their choice in the location of their choice. Students can choose from English, Irish, or French in Galway city, Claregalway, Athenry, or Caherlistrane in north Galway.

Learn Spanish at The Spanish Institute

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

The Spanish Institute is starting a new term full of courses and activities for students. The autumn term will start on September 14 and will offer a variety of Spanish group classes, both face to face and online, to all levels, as well as one to one classes. The new schedule is available on the institute’s website, www.spanishinstitute.ie, where students will be able to book their chosen course between September 4 and 11.

Line interactive online English classes with John Conneely

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Covid-19 has caused our attitudes to many things to be re-evaluated and teaching and learning have not escaped. John Conneely regards the challenge as an opportunity to deliver classes in a different way so that individual students will be able to interface with the syllabus at a pace that suits them.

Discover old Dublin charm at the Castle Hotel

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Right in the heart of Dublin, the city’s oldest hotel is a Georgian classic offering family-friendly accommodation with outstanding Irish hospitality.

The one night foodie escape — relax and unwind at The Johnstown Estate

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Escape with a one night foodie package at The Johnstown Estate. And yes, that means someone else prepares every gorgeous bite you eat during your stay, and then cleans up again afterwards. Bliss!

Learn to paint with Don Conroy at The Lodge at Ashford

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

Artist and national treasure Don Conroy will be at The Lodge at Ashford this October to host a weekend painting workshop.

The best years of our lives

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

It is that time of the year again when children go back to school. It will be different this year as most of them will be delighted to return to classes and meet their friends after such a long break. For older generations, this time of year was, in the words of the Bard, more akin to "creeping like snail unwillingly to school”. And yet, when we look back on our schooldays, it is usually with affection. The old cliché ‘the best years of our lives’ still applies. It was where were educated, matured, learned and developed skills, remembered quotations like the above from the Bard, and made friends for life.

William M Thackeray enjoys a play, and continues his journey

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

‘Aughrim is no more, St Ruth is dead,
And all his guards are from the battle fled,

End of summer barbecue at the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

After a trying summer for most people, everyone needs something fun to look forward to. The team at the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa are marking the end of summer with just such a fun event — Lir Brasserie is hosting a barbecue evening on Sunday, August 30.

Back to school bargains

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Take the hassle out of lunchtime prep with some back to school lunchbox filler favourites at your local Joyce’s Supermarket.

NeighbourFood launches in Baile na hAbhann

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

A new online farmers market launched this week in Connemara. Called NeighbourFood, this is a fresh new way to do your weekly shop. Its aim is to create a link between local producers and local people, and it will run every week at An Tulach in Baile na hAbhann, next door to TG4.

“NeighbourFood is a really easy way to get the best local produce and at the same time support local producers near you,” says chef Diarmuid Ó Mathúna, who will be running the market. “Each week members can place an order on neighbourfood.ie and then collect a basket full of goodies the following Wednesday evening.”

French toast with a twist

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

What better way to enjoy a weekend brunch than with this savoury take on classic French toast. Siúcra’s pancetta chive cream cheese stuffed French toast is a perfect lunchtime or dinnertime snack, a cheesy delight which is sure sure to get your both your sweet and savoury taste buds tingling.

Be injury free with hyperbaric oxygenation at OxyGeneration

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Do not let an injury hold you back. Hyperbaric oxygenation at OxyGeneration is beneficial for a range of sports injuries including muscle and tendon damage, muscle fatigue, bone breakages, joint inflammation, ACL, and recovery post-surgery.

A 60 minute session of hyperbaric oxygenation allows oxygen to penetrate deeply into blood, plasma, and cerebral fluids, increasing healing and circulation where it is needed most in the body. Due to the pressurised nature of the therapy, oxygen can pass into the smallest areas of the body that would ordinarily be deprived and promote healing at a much higher rate than normal. By increasing the supply of oxygen to injured or compromised areas, users of hyperbaric oxygenation can experience quicker healing of soft tissues, ligaments and fractures, and a significant reduction in swelling and pain.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

The three keys to a genuine weight loss (fat loss) plan are diet, exercise, and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of all the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off.

WW virtual workshops a success

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

With safety top of mind, WW has developed a bespoke platform of virtual workshops to help members continue their weight loss journey through the current health crisis.

Experiencing menopause with Evergreen Healthfoods

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Menopause is often viewed as a time of great difficulty and this is understandable – it can cause the appearance of a huge range of symptoms that may affect day to day living. However, your body is experiencing the progressive transition of what is viewed in traditional Chinese medicine as a ‘second spring’; here are some of the most common concerns, and suggestions to support you through them.

Physiotherapy appointments available to suit you

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

Aoife Ni Eochaidh, chartered physiotherapist, provides face to face, telephone, and video call physiotherapy for pelvic floor muscle treatment for bladder and bowel incontinence from her clinic in Suite 14, Bon Secours Consultant Clinic in Renmore, Galway. She also treats sexual dysfunction, prolapse, and post-natal pelvic conditions and osteoporosis. People can choose to have their pelvic physiotherapy consultation by phone call, Zoom, WhatsApp, Skype, or Facetime or to attend in person. Patients can get a referral from their GP or self-refer.

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